In The News
Nearly 2,000 Iowa National Guard members deployed to Middle East. What you need to know:
Cooper Worth
Des Moines Register May 29, 2025
“Nearly 2,000 members of the Iowa National Guard are being deployed to the Middle East as part of the U.S. military’s mission to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.”
“Iowa National Guard members will contribute to the operation by joining the over 80-nation coalition who have been fighting ISIS for over a decade.”
“Soldiers will be deployed for one year to parts of the Middle East — including Kuwait, Iraq and Syria — to provide security, support and assist efforts in maintaining stability in the region, according to the Iowa National Guard.”
Will there ever come a time when newspeople ask if there is any military emergency, national emergency, draft, or declaration of war, linked to the movement of National Guard troops to an overseas location?
Respect for The National Guard
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
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Something from the last century
Post-Vietnam guilt
The guilt doesn’t seem to work towards staying out of undeclared/unwon wars, maintaining the barracks or managing federal contracts related to TRICARE.
A giant flag ritual at the next ball game will make it all good.